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5 UPU 2014 All rights reserved iii Contents Foreword .. vii Introduction .. viii 1 Scope .. 1 2 Normative references .. 1 3 Terms and definitions .. 1 acceptance .. 1 acceptance location .. 1 address block .. 2 address block locator (ABL) .. 2 address rectangle .. 2 address zone .. 2 addressee .. 2 2 aggregate; mail aggregate .. 3 aggregate creator .. 3 allocation domain .. 3 allocation domain code .. 3 announcement system .. 3 application identifier .. 3 ascending register .. 3 asset number .. 3 4 automated data collection (ADC); automatic data capture.

6 4 batch .. 4 batch identifier .. 4 billion .. 4 bundle .. 4 category .. 4 channel .. 4 code .. 4 Code 39 .. 5 Code 128 .. 5 code list .. 5 code list identification code .. 5 code list maintenance agency .. 5 code list responsible agency code .. 5 5 consignment .. 5 containerisation .. 6 content-piece .. 6 customer-allocated item identifier .. 6 data area title .. 6 data construct .. 6 data element .. 6 data identifier (DI) .. 6 data identifier category .. 7 data identifier standard .. 7 data matrix .. 7 data title .. 7 data value.

7 7 date .. 7 delivery .. 8 iv UPU 2014 All rights reserved delivery address .. 8 delivery point .. 8 delivery point identifier .. 8 delivery post .. 8 delivery sequencing .. 8 descending register .. 8 designated Postal operator .. 8 despatch .. 9 despatch agreement .. 9 digital postage mark (DPM) .. 9 document reference number (DRN) .. 9 domain .. 9 EDI address .. 9 electronic data interchange .. 9 entity .. 10 equipment identifier .. 10 event; Postal handling event .. 10 event report .. 10 exempt item .. 10 facing identification mark (FIM).

8 10 flat .. 10 flat sorter .. 11 format identifier .. 11 forming .. 11 forwarding address .. 11 generator polynomial .. 11 horizontal skew .. 11 human readable interpretation .. 11 IATA airline designator .. 11 IATA location ID code .. 11 identifier .. 11 ID-tag .. 12 induction .. 12 induction unit .. 12 inter-administration mail .. 12 interchange .. 12 interchange network party address .. 12 inward processing facility .. 12 issuer .. 12 issuer code .. 12 issuing agency .. 13 issuing agency code (IAC) .. 13 item; mail item; mailpiece; Postal 13 item identifier.

9 13 licence plate .. 13 licence plate standard .. 13 licensed issuer .. 13 licensing post .. 13 location code .. 13 loose loaded parcel .. 14 mail aggregate .. 14 mail category .. 14 mail class .. 14 mail handling 14 mail item .. 14 mail originator .. 14 mail processing centre; international mail processing centre (IMPC) .. 14 mail recipient .. 14 mail service contractor .. 14 mail sub-class .. 14 UPU 2014 All rights reserved v mail submitter .. 15 mail type .. 15 mail unit .. 15 mail unit content .. 15 mailee .. 15 mailer .. 15 mailing.

10 15 mailing house .. 15 mailing reference number (MRN) .. 15 mailing submission .. 15 mailpiece .. 15 maintenance agency .. 15 master code list .. 16 message .. 16 message authentication code (MAC) .. 16 message representation .. 16 minimum reflectance difference (MRD) .. 16 misread-rate .. 16 narrow element .. 16 narrow element dimension; X-dimension .. 16 non-exempt item .. 16 OCR data locator .. 16 organisation identifier .. 16 origin post .. 16 outward processing facility .. 16 party .. 17 party identifier .. 17 payer .. 17 PDF417.